The end is near SVCD & VCD is dead??

I don't think they will die that fast... DVD burners/media is still expensive in some parts of the world, and besides, untill they'll start making high quality TV's no point in using anything higher then SVCDs.... I almost allways windowbox SVCDs to 448x544 and it look perfect, just like the original broadcast or DVD. Only annoying limit is that I have to change disc in the middle of the movie, but I can live with that...

Besides, I think VCD/SVCD gives nice 'Alternative' feeling, at lease until the big companies will drop the blu-ray discs on us which will probably be something as: Blu-Ray, Blu+Ray, Blu/Ray, Blu&Ray and so on, or maybe a new format will be released from China as alternative way of putting video on CDs or DVDs... Maybe then, and only with higher quality TVs everything will change...

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At this point, I do a mixture of both. DVD blanks at $1 each (via internet) are actually cheaper ber byte than CDR blanks. I put my 1 hour shows that I watch on CD-RW, and the movies I record onto DVD+RW for the time being.

VCD has the advantage of being more portable (today) because you can play them in virtually any PC's CD-ROM. DVD's are much more compatible (in my house) with my DVD Set-top boxes.

This is an evolving technology, and I suspect that within a couple of years, DVD will be the mainstream for video (Dual-layer burning sure would be nice!)